Pompeii

Monthly Archive: December Pomp

Pompeii Saga: Last Day

Posted: April 13, 2015 - 14:14 , by ROM
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Ancient Cultures, Exhibitions, Ancient Culture, Archaeology, Pompeii
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Antique colour illustration (c. 1866) of Mount Vesuvious erupting

The horrors of the Mount Vesuvius eruption were buried under volcanic ash. Thankfully one scholarly young man wrote the story of his own survival.

By: Douglas Thomson

 

In the Shadow of the Volcano: The Discovery of Pompeii

Posted: January 9, 2015 - 15:51 , by ROM
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Library and Archives, Pompeii
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In 79 CE Mount Vesuvius erupted violently. Pliny the Younger, in his eye-witness account of the event, describes earthquakes, towering plumes of hot ash, and skies filled with fire.